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Posting Date: April 29, 2003
 

What Does the Future Hold for Text Ad's? -- "The reality is that this question can not be answered, even with vague accuracy, without a detailed understanding of what motivates all parties, including advertisers, ad networks and media owners. Only then can a worthwhile prediction be made, which is something that this article completely fails to do. (Incidently, my answer, is YES, text advertising will continue to rule.)" (Comments: Spanking Jakob Nielsen.)

 

  

Reader Comments...
 

Irony: after several stories about improving one's writing, we're presented with a story with a misspelling in its title.

Perhaps the best way to improve one's writing is to hire a good editor & a good proofreader.

Posted by: Mark on April 30, 2003 02:32 PM


 

Alertbox continues its terminal decline...

Jakob can't even be bothered to proof read his own articles anymore.
This article was published on the 28 April 2003, but the date on the article hasn't been changed from the previous article that was published on 21 Apr 2003.

Perhaps this shows that the Nielsen re-cycling scheme has gone too far.

Posted by: Mac on May 2, 2003 04:22 AM


 

I agree with MarketingFix, Jakob misses the point. Text ads don't work well because they're text, they work well because Google etc. have worked hard to make sure they're _relevant._ Advertising 101: well targeted (i.e. relevant) ads have higher response rates.

Posted by: George Olsen on May 2, 2003 01:36 PM


 

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